Ep 03: The TOOL SHOW:
What Web &Business Tools do I use to run my online business
Wordpress
Bluehost (Hosting): The best hosting company with equally as good customer service.
Divi Theme by Elegant Themes: Words cannot say enough about how great this theme framework is.
X-Theme by Theme.co This was my favorite WP theme before I met Divi, but I still think it’s great.
Email Newsletters
MailChimp: My preferred email service for newsletters, etc.
Productivity Tools
Dropbox: No explanation needed. A must-have
Google Apps For Business: If you do one thing for your business, install Google Apps.
Buffer: I think I’m in love with Buffer.
Baron Fig: Notebooks that make me feel creative and smart.
Evernote: Oh how I try to love you. We’re making headway.
Trello: My favorite organizer. Trello keeps track of everything.
Asana: Another great project management tool.
Calendly: Very cool scheduling tool. Integrates with Google Calendar.
Slack: Communication tool. Eliminate emails.
List.ly: Make & share lists with the world.
Workflowy: So awesome! Forget to use it, but love for long lists!
Scrivener: Trying to make this my default writer.
ByWord: Great markup writing tool.
Medium: Write & publish articles. Love Medium.
1Password: Password manager. Would be locked out of everything without it. Game-changer.
Accounting
FreshBooks: Beautiful Invoicing & so much more.
Xero: Love Xero. They make accounting fun.
Outsourcing
Odesk:
Fiverr : Like Fiverr a lot for little jobs.
People Per Hour:
Freelancer:
Stock Photos & Graphics
CreativeMarket.com
DesignCuts.com
Envato
The Fancy Deal
The Stocks: Hispster Heaven.
Unsplash: Good images
AudioBlocks.com
VideoBlocks.com
CompFight (Photos): A FlickR search tool
Pixabay
PicJumbo
Placeit.net (Mockups)
Online Education
Lynda.com: The cream of the crop for online education.
Udemy: Huge resource for online classes.
Skillfeed: Yet another good place to learn
Skillshare: One of my new favorites for tutorials.
KelbyOne: I owe a lot of my design & photoshop skills to Scott Kelby.
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